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Canadian  tratituta  lor  Historical  (Microraproductionv  /  Inttitut  Canadian  da  microraproduction*  hiatoriqua* 


1995 


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Ca  documant  asl  f ilma  au  taux  de  rMuction  indiqua  ci-dassous. 

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Th*  copy  filmad  hart  hai  b«*n  raproduead  thanki 
to  tha  ganaroaitv  of: 

National  Library  of  Canada 


L'axamplaira  filmi  (ut  raproduit  grtea  t  la 
gAnArotita  da: 

Bibllotheque  natlonaXe  du  Canada 


Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
pouibia  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  laglbility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  apacificationa. 


Lat  imagat  lulvanlai  ont  M  raproduitas  avac  la 
plut  grand  loin.  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  ia  naitat*  da  I'aiiamplaira  film*,  at  an 
eonformit*  avac  laa  eonditioni  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 


Original  copiai  in  printad  papar  covara  ara  ftlmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
aion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copioa  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
aion,  and  anding  on  tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illuatratad  impraaaion. 


Laa  axamplalrat  originaux  dont  la  couvartura  an 
papiar  aat  Imprimaa  sont  filmaa  an  eommancant 
par  ia  pramiar  plat  at  an  tarminant  (oit  par  la 
darniira  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainti 
d'impraaaion  ou  d'lllualration.  aoit  par  la  xcond 
plat,  talon  la  caa.  Tout  lot  autrat  axamplalrat 
originaux  tont  fllmat  tn  eommancant  par  la 
pramltra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'imprattion  ou  d'llluttratlon  at  an  tarminant  par 
la  darnitra  paga  qui  comporta  una  talla 
amprainta. 


Tha  laat  racordad  frama  on  aach  microficha 
than  contain  tha  symbol  —^  Imaaning  "CON- 
TINUED"!, or  tha  tymbol  V  (moaning  "END"), 
whiehavar  appliat. 


Un  daa  tymbolaa  suivantt  tpparaitra  sur  la 
darniara  imaga  da  ehaqua  microficha.  salon  la 
cas:  la  symbola  '^  tignifia  "A  SUIVRE".  la 
tymbola  ▼  tignifia  "FIN". 


Mapa.  platat.  chartt,  ate,  may  ba  filmad  at 
diffarant  raduction  ratiot.  Thota  too  larga  to  ba 
ontiraly  Includad  in  ona  axpoaura  ara  filmad 
baginning  in  tha  uppar  laft  hand  eornar,  laft  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  at  many  framat  at 
raquirad,  Tha  following  diagramt  illuttrata  tha 
mathod: 


Lat  cartat.  planchat.  tablaaux.  ate  .  pauvant  itra 
filmto  A  dat  taux  da  raduction  difftrants. 
Lorsqua  la  documant  att  trop  grand  pour  itra 
raproduit  an  un  taul  clicha.  11  att  fllma  t  partir 
da  I'angla  tuparlaur  gaucha.  da  gaucha  A  droita. 
at  da  haut  an  baa.  an  pranant  la  nombra 
d'Imagaa  nteattaira.  Lat  diagrammas  suivantt 
llluttrant  ia  mothoda. 


1  2  3 


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5 

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The  Sower  and  Other  Poems 


By  William  R  McKenzie 


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Th*  /it'is  of  MrM  art  uum. 
And  Many      in  In  tha  y'M. 

0  Somr,  loilii     Jam, 

That  iHa  fids  of  tha  aarth  ba  soitm, 

Ari  joy  for  tha  mca  ba  kmum. 

May  tha  Lord  of  tka  Harva:      kUI 

TSt  rilds  1^  aarth  ara  somh, 
How  many  shara  in  tha  yiali. 


The  Sower 
and  Other  Poems 


PACE 

Prologue 7 

The  Sower 12 

With  Peace  like  a  River   ....  14 

Love  Seeking  Beauty                                   .  16 

The  Upward  Look 18 

The  Peace  of  Cod 20 

The  Meek  Shall  Inherit      ....  22 

Harvesting 26 

An  Enemy's  Sowing 28 

Torment  Us  Not 32 

Known  by  Its  Fruit 34 

Opportunity 36 

Faith 38 

Life  from  the  Dead AO 

When  Hate  is  BUnd 42 

Living  Waters 44 

Ministry 46 

TempIe-Bulldlng 48 

Gifts  in  Sleep 50 

Two  Paths 52 

Cod's  Tokens 54 

A  Song  of  Rest 56 

Afterthought 59 


The  Sower 


ORN  with  thy  toil  that  seemeth 

unavailing,  [reward ; 

Fear  not,  thou  Sower,  moat  sure  is  thy 
Wait  till  the  end,  (or  Justice  is  unfailing, 
Working  the  plans  of  Love,  the 
heavenly  Lord. 

Thine  is  not  labor  lustreless  and  weary, 
Toil  spent  for  wages  and  reward  of 
daily  bread;  [and  dreary, 

Nor  thiue  to  scheme,  with  selfish  thought 
Holding  an  abundance  whereof  no 
poor  are  fed. 

Sower  thou  art  now, — foresee  the  joy 
of  harvest. 
The  hungry  shall  be  fed  with  what 
thy  hands  supply ; 
Scatter  free  thy  good  seed,  though  for 
lack  thou  starvest. 
Love's  hundredfold  of  increase  thy 
heart  will  sati^. 


t:     l| 


With  Peace  like  a  Ri 


iver 


its  qu'et  valley,  wiA  tree-clad 
banks 

Miles  and  miles  along, 
le  river  floweth  and  giveth 

thanks. 
Singing  its  quiet  song. 

Gentle  its  flow  o'er  the  sandy  bed ; 

Ripples  that  gleam  like  smiles 
Give  back  the  glow  of  the  sun  oer-head, 

To  think  of  in  after-whiles. 


I  would  I  could  tell  of  a  life  I  know, 
Reflecting  ever  the  good. 

With  peace  and  praise  like  a  river's 
flow, — 
Making  Love  understood. 


Love  Seeidng  Beauty 


^Y!E-***^  •>«««y  find*  in  every  place 
aome  charm,  unieen  by  sordid  eyes. 

rorher  the  pageant  o(  the  pasang 

Each  marching  day  with  glorious 
A  jf         ..     "wniing ^«ce, 
And  fareweU  smile,  when  golden  clouds 
enlac: 
The  peanful  West.— whose  colors 

are  brought  near 
To  lowly  earth  by  flowers,  in  whose 
dear 
Heart-blessing  faces  present  joy  we  trace. 

In  limes  of  storm,  love  knows  the  storm 
wiUpau; 
Her  heart  at  peace  finds  no  storm 

CL  L   ."^>  [sight 

^he  hath  no  fears  to  cloud  the  present 
Of  beauty  ever.— beauty  of  the  grass 
Kefrwhed  by  rain;  of  humble  ones 

from  sin 
New-deansed.  reflecting  heaven's 

gracious  Kght. 


The  Upward  Look 


jOILER  and  (W%e.  look  lyl 
The  iky  it  kje, 
And  cb>u(b  at  white  a< 
wool 
Fk>at  lightly  diere; 
The  love-light  of  the  heaveni 

It  over  you. 
And  like  a  floating  cloud 
It  all  your  care. 

Great  peace  have  they  who  k>ve 

The  heavenly  way ; 
The  upward  look  of  joy. 

The  tender  tone, 
Brighten  the  toiliome  hourt ; — 

How  bright  a  ray 
Of  God's  love-Hght  tpringt  up 

When  k)ve  is  sown. 


The  Peace  of  God 


|APPY  Ihe  man  whow  heart  can  tea. 
Sure  that  GoJi  goodneu  neer  will 
ceate; 
Each  day,  complete,  with  joy  it  blesied. 
God  keepeth  him  in  perfect  peace. 

Cod  keepedi  him,  and  God  i»  one.— 
One  Life,  forevennore  the  lame. 

One  Truth  unchanged  while  ages  run. 
Eternal  Love  Hii  hoEett  name. 

Dwelling  in  Love  that  e»r!:,ot  change. 

From  anxiou  fear  man  finds  releue; 
No  more  his  homeless  longings  range, 

God  keepedi  him  in  perfect  peace. 

In  perfect  peace,  with  tumult  stilled. 

Enhavened  where  no  storms  arise. 
There  man  can  work  what  God  hath 
willed. 

The  joy  of  perfect  work  his  prize. 


HEY  crucified  Lord  Jesus, 
The  people,  in  their  madness 
Upsurged  by  priestcraft  badness,- 
Hate  of  the  pure  and  good. 


They  who  had  cried,  Hosanna, 
Stood  round  about  him  jeering : 
'  This  is  no  King's  appearing. 
Nailed  on  the  accursed  rood. 


"Come  down,  thou  great  King  Jesus, 
We  then  may  call  thee  Saviour ! " 
God-Eke  was  his  behaviour. 
To  his  oMm  teaching  true. 

"  Father,"  he  kept  repeating. 

With  love  divinely  Hving, 
"  Father,  be  thou  forgiving. 

They  know  not  what  they  do." 


The  Meek  Shall  Inherit 


YHUS  HE  with  power  to  blast  them. 

Was  heavenly  in  meekness; 
Thqr  thought  his  patience  weakness, — 
But  strmgth  divine  was  this. 

Strength  to  resist  not  evil 
'  Mid  devil-hate's  assailing, 
To  wait  for  Love's  availing. 
While  the  bitter  cup  was  his. 

Through  meekness  he  was  victor ; 
He  sought  but  to  be  kwly. 
Thai  God  the  ever-hojy 
Raised  him  to  life  above. 


Thus  man's  true  life  was  proven 
Unslayable.  eternal. 
Joined  with  the  Life  supernal. — 
When  hate  was  met  with  love. 


Harvesting 


« 


ELL  shall  it  be  with  the  upright  man. 

Well,  ever  well; 
For  the  deeds  of  his  mind  are  like 

the  seed 
That  grows  and  ripens  for 
coming  need; 
Hand's  work  comes  back  to  the  hand, 

they  tell. 
Cease  to  do  evil:  learn  to  do  well  — 
For  that  is  the  heavenly  plan. 

Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous  man. 

Light,  heavenly  light; 
Mists  may  hang  o'er  the  sproutless 

fields. 
And  toil  be  long  ere  the  good  grain 

yields ; 
But  the  har^'est  brings  the  sower's 

reward 
In  winnowed  grain  from  the  hand  of 

his  Lord 
Who  purges  lU  with  his  fan. 


An  Enemy's  Sowing 


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|SOWED  good  wheat  in  the  field. 

And  labored  under  the  sun ; 

But  after  the  toil  was  done 
My  senses  by  sleep  were  sealed. 
In  the  long,  long  wait  for  the  yield. 

Unburdened  by  honest  cares. 
An  enemy,  ever  awake 
His  uncaused  hate  to  slake. 

Scattered  his  bag  of  tares 

On  the  earth  late  turned  by  the  shares. 

The  innocent,  brown,  [Joughed  earth. 
Mellowed  by  rain  and  sun. 
Knew  not  of  the  ill  deed  done. 
But  nourished  the  seeds  to  birth 
That  in  harvest-time  make  dearth. 

When  sleep  I  at  last  disown. 
And  arise  to  labor  with  zest. 
The  field  with  green  is  dressed ; 
But  amidst  the  wheat  upgrown. 
Are  tares  by  the  enemy  sown. 


An  Elnemy's  Sowing 


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XHE  AWAKING  oune  too  late. 
For  the  clutching  tares  Itad  bound 
Wheat-staflu  with  tendrils  round ; 
Till  the  harvest  my  laborers  wait 
To  pu^  out  the  sowing  of  hate. 

In  the  yellow  autumn  days 
Red  fires  in  the  evening  glow. 
And  purple  smoke  hangs  low, — 
Tis  the  withered  tares  that  blaze. 
Their  smoke  makes  the  Klac  haze. 

Of  the  wheat  I  have  reaped  what  was 

sown. 

With  an  increase  thirty-fold. 

It  is  safe  in  the  gamer's  hold ; 

But  an  hundredfold  shall  be  known 

When  the  field  is  for  wheat  alone. 


DEMON-HAUNTED  man,  when 

Chrut  puied  by. 
Cried  with  a  piteous  voice,  "  What 

can  there  be 
Of  Imuhip,  Son  of  God,  for  roe 
and  thee, — 
I  the  most  low  and  thou  from  the  Most  High  I " 
Then  legion  lusts  urged  from  his  Hps  the  cry, 
"  Before  the  time  art  come  to  torment  me  ?" 
But  Jesus  spake, — and  from  dehisions  free. 
In  his  light  mind  the  man,  redeemed,  drew  nigh. 


To-day's  outcries  proclaim  the  demon  fears 
Lest  truth  like  flame  reveal  the  warp  of  lies 
Where  envy  hastes  to  in-weave  ill  surmise. 
"  Leave  us  alone  I  for  all  our  work  of  years 
If  touched  by  truth  would  flash  to  smoke 

wind-blown, 
And  nothing  leave  for  hate  to  call  its  own." 


It 


IE  who  detires  with  tingle  mind 
To  make  the  simple  truth  hi« 
rule. 
Cannot  divide  his  thought  to  find 
His  neighbor's  fault  or  name  him 


He  like  a  husbandman  is  wise, — 

His  trees  are  pruned,  his  vines  are  dressed. 
Till  glowing  (ruit  makes  glad  the  eyes. 

And  vintage  proves  his  labor  blessed. 

With  double  mind  the  Pharisee 
Rx!s\ti  himself  in  unbased  pride. 

By  thinking  all  men  worse  than  he ; 
Nor  seeks  with  right  to  be  allied. 

Shall  one  to  holiness  lay  claim. 

Only  because  he  can  malign 
His  brother-man, — so  have  the  name 

Of  righteousness  without  the  sign  ? 

The  thorns  within  his  vineyard  grown, 

The  nettles  in  neglected  field^ 
The  stone  wall  broken  down,  make  known 

How  little  good  at  last  pride  yieMs. 


Opportunity 


II 


E  have  Seen  the  star  I  rise  and  follow, 
Arouse  thee,  brother,"  the  wise  man 
said. 
"  What,  in  the  night?     What  wilt  thou 
follow, 
By  which  of  the  twinkles  in  heaven's 
dim  hollow 
Into  the  desert  wilt  thou  be  led?" 


"  We  have  seen  the  star,  where  star  was  never. 
Calling  us,  brother,  in  the  Elastem  dark ; 
This  is  the  portent  we  follow,  and  ever 
We  near  the  end  of  our  life's  endeavor, — 
Thou  too  ceuist  see  wouldst  thou  only  mark ! ' 

"  No  star  I'll  follow,  dim  night  is  for  sleefHng, 
A  phantom  is  this  ye  will  follow  too  far ; 
Balms  of  the  night  my  senses  are  steeping, — " 
The  wise  men  departed,  their  faithful  watch 
keeping. 
The  unwise  remained,  but  no  more  came 
the  star. 


Faith 


UT  from  the  limpid  water*  of  a  lake 
A  cragsy  island  reared  its  tangled 

head; 
"No  beauty  there,"  a  stranger 

would  have  said  — 
But  we  who  pressed  and  crackled 

through  the  brake 
Discovered  there  a  pool  all 

spangled  bright 
With  lily  flowers ;  naught  else 

could  grow 
From  evil  mire  that  turbid  lay  below 
Yet  these  looked  to  the  sky 

with  calm  delight, 
Receiving  thence  the  largess  of 

the  Sun 
That  patient  waiting  from  his  rays 

had  won. 
And  keeping  golden  wealth  in 

chalice  white. 
Thus  faith  from  seeming  evil  heart 

may  rise 
And  be  enriched  with  blessings 

from  the  skies. 
For  unto  those  who  trust,  the  Lord 

is  Light. 


IMONG  the  dead  too  long  have  I 
been  lying, 
Amopg  the  dead-alive  whose 

hope  is  gone, 
Whose  eyes  with  stupor  greet  the 
glowing  davyn. 
Who  know  no  longer  merriment  or  crying. 
But  one  duD,  even  weariness  of  plying 
Unhonored,  unrewarded  labor,  —  wan 
As  ghosts,  unfeatured,  they  are  drawn 
By  pain  to  ttal  that  brings  no  satisfying. 

Yet  this  an  anguished  dream  must  be, 
no  more ; 
For  in  the  silence  something  ever  calls, 
Hinting  of  love,  of  beauty,  joy  to  be ; 
And  then  hope  trembles  at  the  bdng's 
core, — 
'  Tis  faith  in  God  makes  freemen  out  of 
thralls; 
By  faith  renewed  true  Hfc  comes  back 
to  me. 


J  HAT  shall  1  «ay  to  my  cruel  foe 
Who  makelh  his  joy  what 
hurteth  me? 
This  cry  to  God  from  my  depth 
of  woe, 
"  Open  his  eyes  that  he  may  see  I " 

Open  his  eyes  to  the  heavenly  law 

Which  ever  the  triumph  of  good  ensures, 

Till  seeing  God  as  the  prophete  saw, 
In  his  Kfe  God's  radiant  love  endures. 

That  he  may  see  in  his  brother  man. 
And  love,  God's  likeness  though  faint 
the  trace ; 

And  cleanse  from  his  thought  all  hate  that  can 
By  anguish  his  brother's  joy  erase. 

When  I  pray  for  this  my  hurt  is  healed. 

The  warrior  strife  is  stilled  in  me ; 
Then  I  pray  for  love  yet  unrevealed, 
"  Open  my  eyes  that  1  may  see  1 " 


Living  Waters 


HEN  'neath  the  palms,  glad  o( 
oasis-re^ 
The  swarthy  children  oi  the  desert 

dwell. 
This  legend  of  the  past  the  elders  tell — 
How  once  a  spring  refreshed  an 

angel-guest. 
And  God  so  gave  it  life  at  his  request 
That  where  its  precious  drops  on  hot 

sands  fell 
A  gushing  water-spring  would  swift 
upwell. 
And  wanderers  of  the  barren  plain 
be  blessed. 

One  there  was  once  who  dwelt  upon 

the  earth. 
Who  unto  men  the  living  water 

brings. 
Whereof  receiving,  in  a  land  of  dearth 
Where'er  we  go  we  may  sow 

water-spniMs; 
Soon  shall  the  vihok  wide  earth  his 

witness  know, 
And  water  brooks  in  every  desert  flow  I 


Ministry 


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F  Kings  wouM  control 

the  multitude  in  masset. 
Love  serves  the  needy  where  one 
the  blessing  craves ; 
Blind  Bartinueus'  cry  the  Christ 
hears  as  he  passes. 
And  pausing  for  the  one  man, 
one  man  more  he  saves. 

Seekest  thou  some  great  thing? 
Let  thy  heart  not  cherish 
Aught  to  obscure  thy  nighest 
chance  to  bless; 
Forget  not  the  many  and  love  them 
lest  they  perish. 
Yet  surely  save  the  one  lamb 
from  the  wilderness. 


Temple-Building 


IS  buildert  wrought  for  Solomon, 
And  hewed  the  cedar  trees ; 
They  squared  the  beams  in 
Lebanon. 
And  bare  them  over-seu. 

The  quarry-tools  of  GebaTs  men. 
And  Sidon's  axe-men.  rest — 

Rrst  came  their  shaping-toil, 
and  then 
Its  place  for  what  is  best. 

For  there  on  Mount  Moriah's  height, 
Silent,  the  one  thought  shows ; 

Great  beams  and  stones  are  fitted 
right. 
Like  petals  in  a  rose. 

In  squaring  now  her  temple-stones 
Love  keeps  alone  the  good ; 

By  cleavage  of  man's  pride 
atones, 
Then  compacts  brotherhood. 


Gifts  in  Sleep 


I HY  building  thou  wouldst  have 

aO  men  extol. 
But  God  alone  thy  life  can  edily ; 
With  endless  skill  thine  art  thou 

mayest  ply, 

With  peering  eyes  search  ancient  law 
and  scroll. 
And  mete  thyself  of  sleep  a  meager  dole, 
Rising  to  toil  at  dawn  with  deqxlrawn  sigh, 
Taking  so  late  thy  rest,  but  not  thereby 
Comes  growth  and  life's  enkrgement 
to  thy  louL 


Why  do  thy  wakeful  burning  eyes  refuse 
The  balm  and  healing  of  His  nif^itly  dews  ? 
For  growth  and  strength  what  need  to  pray 
and  weep 
When  it  is  thine  if  thou  wih  only  choose? 
Rest  in  His  love,  no  vigils  weary  keep, 
"He  giveth  unto  His  beloved  in  sleep  1 " 


Two  Paths 


APPY  the  man  who  givet  no  heed 
When  men  ot  wicked  minds 

would  lead. 
Who  will  not  for  iltcounsel  itand. 
Nor  with  the  scornful  join  nis  hand; 
God's  law  in  thought  is  his  deUght, 
And  comforts  him  by  day  and  night 


His  Kfe  is  fruitful  Kke  the  tree 
Rooted  \^re  water-streams  flow  free, 
Whose  leaf  no  drou^  of  summer 

knows. 
Whose  hisdous  fruit  to  ripeness  grows; 
Thus  good  by  every  season  brought 
Prospers  the  good  man's  act  and  thought 

But  men  ungodly  are  not  so ; 
Like  idle  chaf  blown  to  and  fro 
By  harvest  winds,  so  disappear 
The  plans  they  cherish,  and  with  fear 
They  find  that  sin  in  ruin  ends. 
While  God  the  righteous  man  befriends. 


O  bright  this  May-tiine  round  me 
I  behold 
The  tokens  of  God's  love ; 
The  green  grass  shines  with 

heaven's  gold, 
Blossoms  are  white  above. 


White  are  the  floating  clouds  that  sail 
the  blue. 
Swept  by  the  wind's  delight ; 
Bird-singing  weaves  its  joy-gleams 
through 
The  thrilling  rays  of  light. 

A  little  child,  as  lowly  as  the  grass, 
Sings  of  His  watchful  care ; 

White  orchard  blooms,  white  clouds 
that  pass. 
Join  with  the  gentle  prayer. 


A  Song  of  Rest 


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AM  only  a  child,  who  u  lying 
In  the  bofom  oi  infinite  Love; 

I  ^>eak  not  of  fiving  or  (lying. 

I  know  not  of  wrrow  and  ciying. 
My  thou^  are  dwdEng  above. 

The  spring  (A  the  life  diat  is  flowing 

Is  hidden  with  Christ  In  God ; 
Not  yet  the  mystery  knowing, 
I  feel  that  the  peace  is  growing 
As  a  river  grows  deep  and  broad. 

AU  I  need,  without  price  I  am 
buying 
By  my  trust  in  the  Goodness 
above; 
There's  an  end  to  my  yearning  and 


For  just  Eke  a  child  I  am  ^ing 
In  the  bosom  of  infinite  Love. 


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And  tko  Rtaptr's  joy  is  told. 

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With  tht  full  whtat  in  tht  tar. 


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